The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27
A New Party Born.

The old WaI-crY OF the -loth-
ing party. America for Americans. y
wil again lie raised in the presidential
campaign of ISIS by a new American
par.y. come forth like Lazarus from
the tomb of the old. The projectors
OF the renewed movement say, however
that the Know nothing movement new
er was dead. aud that, with it's objec-
tional features Topped of, it still lives,
During the celebration of the Constitu-
tioEaI Centennial in Philadelphia Il
preparatory convention will lie held in
st. Georges Hall, at which delegates
from lhirjy-eight states will De present
A call for this convention has already
been drafted by a body known as The
American National committee, y
which is composed OF s0me twenty or
thirty men, whose connection with the
new movement. tor reasons OF eXpe-
dleney, has been kept quiet. They
claim among theirngm6ers over 1000
900 persons. members of societies whose
purpose is TO inculea!e purely Ameri-
can ideas, some oil which are a suryi-
val Of some Of the krow-nothing or
CARNATIONS OF 1874.
The principles OF the American par
ty, according to the call for the pre-
iimiuary convention, are; To empiia-
size and perpetuate the sentiment
America Tor Americans the re-
striction Of immigration; "a thorough
revision of the naturalization laws /; re-
serving American lands for American
citizens only, the protection Of Anieri-
CANS in all their rights on land or sea
in all parts of the world, to restrict
and guard the right of the elective
franchise; to abolish p5lygamy in the
United States and territories; to enact
and enforce such laws as viii tend to
eradicate intemperance; to develop
the resources of the country by a wise
system Ut internal improvements: 10
protect and promote the American sys-
TEN of free common schools; to adjust
the relations of American labor and
capital on a permanent basis equity
and justice.
Some OF the measures to be taken
to bring about these results are given.
To begin with the committee think a
tax of say $500 should be laid upon
every person who cones to this coun-
Try. In addition he should be required
to obta II a permit from foreign con
suls abroad. based upon an accurate
biography to be furnished by himself
aud by reputable citizens of the neigh
burnuol IN which the would-be Ameri-
can has lived before being allowed to
land. Thus paupers, criminals OF
members Of IuuTe-s--ssie-
ties like nihlllstS, anarchists and !
socialists could be excluded. Regard
ing the tax they argue: why should
we not protect American labor on the
same principle that we protect Ameri-
can industry 10y a tax upon imported
merchandise:r
The new party fayors requiring for
eignets to reside in this country twenty
one years before being allowed the
elective franchise, arguing that natur-
aliziug ii foreigner after Il few years
residence gives him the ad yantage "
er the man Of American birth.
lit is the foreigners that cause all
tie trouble said Secretary Munyon.
"Who are the Sabbath breakers?
Who get drunk in our streets? Who
sell the liquor The4ur igners. The
evils of rapid immigration to this coun-
try are everywhere apparent. Foreign
ideas are beginning to make us lose
our identity. Unrestricted immigra-
ton is a foe to the American labor.
The mechanic from abroad gets into a
union as soon as he comes here, dis
places an American, mayhap, dictates
to him aud prevents an American boy
from learning his trade upon their sys-
TEN of restricting the number of APP
apprentices. We oppose no religious
denomination. The Prohibitionists
are in sympathy with our ideas, argu-
ing that if we shut out the immortali-
ty that nov finds its way to our shores
NOR lity and sobriety will become the
rule. Many clergymen, over a 100 |
say, have preached within the
last year on this text, America for
Americans Both great parties have
made u~t,eranceS fayorhg restricting
immigration, but they we're the sort
of planks used to satisfy clamor, not
to bring about results.